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What was the government of the US from 1775 to 1781, and the constitution it adopted was called the articles of confederation?
The second Continental Congress
Under the articles of confederation which citizens did the central government have no direct authority over
The citizens of the STATES
What was the chief agency of government under the articles?
The CONGRESS
What was the most serious defect of the articles?
The AMENDMENT required unanimous concurrence of the states.
What did the land ordinance of 1785 written by Thomas Jefferson state?
The land in the NORTHWEST be sold for revenue to pay off the national debt.
What form the basis of America’s colonial policy?
The Northwest ordinance.
What kind of government did Alexander Hamilton advocate?
Aristocratic
What is James Madison known as?
The father of the CONSTITUTION
What are the three branches of the new government?
Judicial
What did the large state support as a basis for national government?
The Virginia resolutions
What is another name for the Connecticut compromise and was the foundation for forming a bicameral legislature consisting of the house of representatives and the Senate?
The great compromise
What is a government in which the citizens elect representatives who are charged with responsibility of administration in accordance with the requirement of the law rather than of men?
A republic
What is the supreme law of the land?
The Constitution
What does the federal union provide between national and state government’s?
A division
What are the powers listed in article 1 section 8 of the Constitution?
The delegated
What are the powers necessary and proper for Congress to carry out its delegated powers represent a broad area of authority known as?
Implied
What are the powers not delegated to converse and or denied to the states called?
The reserved
What powers are powers exercise by both the national and state government
The concurrent